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A SET OF FOUR REGENCY CUT-GLASS 'SHIP' DECANTERS
A SET OF FOUR REGENCY CUT-GLASS 'SHIP' DECANTERS
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A SET OF FOUR REGENCY CUT-GLASS 'SHIP' DECANTERS

CIRCA 1800

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A SET OF FOUR REGENCY CUT-GLASS 'SHIP' DECANTERS
CIRCA 1800
Each with diamond-cut stopper and tapering body terminating in a widened base, with serpent-form spiral bands
13 ¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high
来源
Possibly supplied to Admiral Adam Duncan (d. 1804), created 1st Viscount Duncan.
Thence by descent to his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Duncan, at Camperdown House, Dundee, Scotland.
By descent at Camperdown to Georgiana, Countess of Buckinghamshire (d. 1937).
Almost certainly sold by the late Countess of Buckinghamshire, Camperdown House; on the premises by Dowell's Ltd., 14-17 July 1941.
With Arthur A. Houghton Jr., Steuben Glass, Inc., New York.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Crawford, later Aitken (1900-1984) from the above on 8 April 1942.
出版
'Camperdown House Furniture Sale', The Dundee Evening Telegraph, 14 July 1941, p. 4. The British Newspaper Archive.

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拍品专文


The distinctive wide bases of these decanters give them their name: 'ship' decanters were originally designed to remain stable at sea, minimizing the risk of tipping or spilling aboard a moving vessel. Over time, the form proved enduringly popular and remains in use today.

These 'ship' decanters were reputedly supplied to Admiral Adam Duncan (d. 1804), who was created 1st Viscount Duncan following his decisive victory over the Dutch fleet off the coast of Camperdown in 1797. They remained in the family until they were sold along with the contents of the family's Scottish estate, aptly named Camperdown Park, during the 1941 auction held on the premises (sold, Dowell’s Ltd., 14-17 July 1941).

Following the sale, the decanters were part of a turbulent crossing at sea. World War II had continued to intensify, and the decanters were on board the S.S. Antiope in October 1941 when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Remarkably, the case of glass was later found, intact, on the shore at King’s Lynn, Norfolk. Repacked and shipped aboard the S.S. Caduceus, the decanters ultimately arrived safely in New York on 19 February 1942.

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